- set out three side plates: uno to hold some fresh squeezed lemon juice, dos for the salt and tres for the cajun spice and dried chilly mix
- get out a beer glass and dip it in that order while you do a little dance...just be careful you don't get too cheerful and end up doing the Macerena or something...
- Now that you have basically made a spicy Martini beer glass, drop some fresh lemon juice together with some more salt and chilly mix in the glass
- add some ice cubes
- pour in the Naked Mexican and then garnish with a slice of lemon if you feeling fancy
What do you get when you cross a Mexican, some Naked Mexican from Boston Breweries and some cajun/chilly spices? well that question kind of threw me too... My awesome colleague, Briceida, is a full blown, legitimate Mexican - a cheerful human who likes to eat biltong and sing the theme song to "Rocket Mongkees". Due to my incessant chatter about beer at work she eventually asked me one day if I had ever tried Michelladas. Frowning I did what every South African does best..."Huh? a wat se goed?" "Man, Michelladas...with the cerveza and the chilly spice and the ice?" This is something I have never even heard of before and according to her this is as common as Simba chips and equally cheap too as the expression goes . Officially an evening of 'burbs, beer and braai was set in motion. We could not have asked for a better summer's evening and soon the fire was going and the process got underway to construct this magical Mexican bebida. It is super easy to make and requires a short list of ingredients. This is how you go about making your own: Awesomely refreshing taste, very light and very drinkable, but Bri is quick to warn that this is not for everyone so approach with an open mind. I thought it was quite fun and I can see myself keeping one or two cervezas in the fridge just in case the Mexican mood strikes. We ended up having a great time out in the suburbs, braaing up some lamb chops and eventually settling down with some more drinks and custom entertainment...damn this girl's got some pipes... Michelladas are perfect for those long summer days when you watching the game with some mates or when you are hanging around the fire out in the sun. But I found that it worked just as well for us rocking out the apartment braai on a sunny Friday evening. Go ahead and give this one a try! One of the sneaky things that Bri taught me about Michellada is that it ends up being an excellent hangover soother the next morning...just saying...
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